Matthew Jacoby Library
New Books:
Ref 423.1 K37o Elizabeth Knowles, ed.
Incorporates lots of modern expressions into the fine dictionary.
Ref 427.09 P275n
Tom Dalzell, ed. The new Partridge dictionary of slang &
unconventional English. 2 vols. 2006.
Massively updated version of the classic on its topic, with
delightful definitions.
Ref 510.3 T169e James Tanton. Encyclopedia of mathematics. 2005.
Covers terms, formulæ, & mathematicians.
Ref 782.103 S125n
A fantastic reference resource.
Ref 808.003 S634e Thomas O. Sloane, ed. Encyclopedia of rhetoric. 2001.
Sometimes quite lengthy essays on all aspects of the topic.
Ref 810.3 P231o Jay Parini, ed. Oxford encyclopedia of American literature. 4 vols. 2004.
Lengthy, scholarly essays on themes, writers, and important works.
Ref 810.9 H325o James D. Hart.
Handy single-volume dictionary, revised.
Ref 820.3 K19o David S. Kastan, ed. Oxford encyclopedia of British literature. 5 vols. 2006.
Masterful compilation of essays on the full range of the topic.
Ref 954.003 W866e
Massive, outstanding guide to history, society, arts, & religion of the Subcontinent. Very fine.
Ref 977.703 Harold E. Dilts. From Ackley to Zwingle: the origins of
Scholarly listing of how the towns got their names. Some real surprises!
Window 220.52 J12s
The first in the seven-volume set of the ongoing calligraphic project: the entire Bible! This is a small reproduction of the real thing.
100 L418p Andrew Lawless. Plato’s sun: an introduction to philosophy. 2005.
A text that lays out the main concerns and their current states of study.
111 D974p Christopher A. Dustin. Practicing mortality: art, philosophy & contemplative seeing. 2005.
Contemplation, for its religious & æsthetic qualities, as a necessary part of life.
128.46 B294e Shadi Barsch, ed. Erotikon: essays on Eros, ancient & modern. 2005.
Essays, with responses, on topics from the Greeks to
150.1982 W499 K52m D. Brett King. Max Wertheimer & Gestalt Theory. 2005.
The life & work of the originator of Gestalt, & his theory’s early reception.
170 F399q Luc Ferry. What is the good life? 2005.
Seeks to refocus philosophical discourse on the nature of a good life & its practice.
170 F598m Thomas Fleming. Morality of everyday life. 2004.
Argues against Liberals and Post-Moderns for a return to Pre-Modern concepts of ethics.
170 K77n Daryl Koehn. The nature of evil. 2005.
Posits our own narcissism & misperceptions as the root cause of evil in the world.
171.2 D495n Philip E. Devine. Natural law ethics. 2000.
Grounds ethics & morality in what we know of human nature.
181.6 F111 C716b
Christopher A. Colmo. Breaking with
Examines the great commentator’s own thought, his rejection of some Platonic arguments.
182.2 P999 R552p Christoph Riedweg. Pythagoras: his life, teaching & influence. 2005.
Attempts to unravel strands of biography from all the legends.
184 A1rep S233b Gerasimos Santas, ed. Blackwell guide to Plato’s Republic. 2006.
Essays on aspects of the book.
185 A7nic K91b Richard Kraut, ed. Blackwell guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. 2006.
As with the rest of the series, scholarly essays on aspects of the book.
192 G846 C466p Siobhan Chapman. Paul Grice: philosopher & linguist. 2005.
A study of a man who published few but very important works.
192 H921t T766b Saul Traiger, ed. Blackwell guide to Hume’s Treatise. 2006.
Scholarly essays on aspects of the Treatise of human nature.
192 M645 W517b Henry R. West, ed. Blackwell guide to Mill’s Utilitarianism. 2006.
Essays on the background, themes & concerns of the book.
193 H465 D778c Hubert L. Dreyfuss, ed. A companion to Heidegger. 2005.
31 essays on all sorts of aspects of the man & his writings.
193 N677 H361n
A study of one of his more interesting theories & its ramifications.
194 D445 C597d Desmond M. Clarke. Descartes: a biography. 2006.
Seeks to incorporate all of the polymath’s wide interests.
194 D445m G268b Stephen Gaukroger, ed. Blackwell guide to Descartes’ Meditations. 2006.
Scholarly essays on themes and ideas garnered from the Pensées.
194 M564 R463m Jack Reynalds. Merleau-Ponty & Derrida: intertwining embodiment & alterity. 2004.
A study of how the two thinkers’ works differed or agreed in regard to particular topics.
196 O77 G643h Pedro
Blas Gonzalez. Human existence as
radical reality: Ortega y Gasset’s philosophy of subjectivity. 2005.
Studies how the philosopher regarded subjectivity in analyzing reality.
220.508 S859b Philip C. Stine, ed. Bible translation & the spread of the Church. 1990.
Essays on how recent Biblical translation has been a tool in missions.
221.61 D764i John Drane. Introducing the Old Testament. 2001.
Good survey, with helpful illustrations & maps, using recent scholarship.
238.2 C363cc The companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1994.
Contains the texts of the documents and Biblical passages referred to in the Catechism. Useful!
242.34 H425l Edward Hays. The Lenten pharmacy: daily healing therapies. 2006.
Main choice of the Spiritual Book Club, by the popular writer.
261 C837o Ruy O. Costa, ed. One faith, many cultures. 1988.
Papers
from a
261.01 S538t R. Daniel Shaw. Transculturation. 1988.
How effective communication depends on cultural understanding.
261.0954 A482m
Michael Amaldoss. Making
all things new: dialogue, pluralism & evangelization in
Reflections on the prospects for mission.
261.1 L517b Lucien Legrand. The Bible on culture: belonging or dissenting. 2000.
Notes that inculturation is not a simple concept, & the Bible has several perspectives of it.
261.2 D269c Donald G. Dawe, ed. Christian faith in a religiously plural world. 1978.
Essays on how Christianity can relate to other faiths.
266.001 R362s Michael C. Reilly, SJ. Spirituality for mission. 1978.
Historical & modern thinking about missionary spirituality.
266.001 V252g Charles Van Engen, ed. The Good News of the Kingdom. 1993.
Essays, including one by an SVD, on mission theology.
266.001 V252m _______.
Essays on various topics.
266.0015 R766m
Edward Rommen. Missiology &
the Social Sciences: contributions, cautions & conclusions. 1996.
Essays on the intersections.
266.007 K18f Following Christ in mission: a foundational course in missiology. 1996.
Essays on regions, history, & topics, including at least one by Karl Müller, SVD.
266.2 M922m Mary
Motte, FMM, ed.
Essays by many Catholic writers on aspects of modern missions.
270 I72h Dale T. Irvin. History of the world Christian movement. Vol 1: to 1453. 2001.
Christianity’s early growth across the world.
282 F663w Michael P. Foley. Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday? 2005.
Enjoyable look at Catholic contributions to all areas of modern life.
282.090511 F925g Bryan T. Froehle. Global Catholicism: portrait of a world Church. 2003.
A survey, with lots of interesting data, from CARA.
282.73 W419c George Weigel. Catholicism & the renewal of American democracy. 1989.
Reflections on controversies, with lots of references to John Courtney Murray.
294.336 B324u Dalai
Lama. The universe in a single atom: the convergence
of science & spirituality. 2005.
How science & spirituality are complementary for our understanding of the
world.
296.181 M223 S453m Kenneth Seeskin. Maimonides on the origin of the world. 2005.
The great Jewish philosopher’s teachings on the centrality of the Creation.
297.5 S158m Amyn B. Sajoo. Muslim ethics: emerging vistas. 2004.
The “how” and “why” as ethical thought unfolds in a rapidly changing world for Muslims.
299.6 E92n E.E. Evans-Pritchard. Nuer religion. 1956.
A chestnut that has somehow eluded us until now.
301.2 G891c Stephan A. Grunlan. Cultural anthropology: a Christian perspective. 1979.
Interesting crossroads of faith and social science.
303.66 G953s Jean Guilaine. The origins of war: violence in prehistory. 2005.
Archæologist & physician study evidence for all kinds of barbarity in the prehistoric world.
304.62094 D737b
Carrie B. Douglass, ed. Barren
states: the population “implosion” in
Country-by-country study of
304.87303 B218i Carl L. Bankston III, ed. Immigration in
Encyclopedia of ethnic groups, terminology, legislation, literature, etc.
306 C444a Erve Chambers. Applied anthropology: a practical guide. 1985.
Research, careers, & ongoing professional concerns.
306.362097 D265i
David Brion Davis. Inhuman
bondage: the rise & fall of slavery in the
Comprehensive study of American slavery in its historical & worldwide
context.
320.947 K29a Donald R. Kelley, ed. After Communism: perspectives on democracy. 2003.
Essays on the state of things in post-communist nations.
356.1609 L482t Derek Leebaert. To dare & to conquer: special operations & the destiny of
nations. 2006.
Commando units, from
363.73874 M121g Paul McCaffrey, ed. Global climate change. 2006.
Reprinted articles & essays on many aspects and with many points of view.
427 D255d Christopher
Davies. Divided
by a common language: a guide to British & American English.
2005.
Fun look at the history, word lists, & situations.
510.76 G221m A. Gardiner. The mathematical olympiad handbook: an
introduction to problem solving. 1997.
Reprints & comments on 32 years worth of his mathematical puzzles.
526.6 A698p Avraham Ariel. Plotting the globe: stories of meridians,
parallels, & the International Date Line. 2006.
A cool history of our efforts to chart the globe.
613.202 C287f Chris Carmichael. Food for fitness. 2004.
Nutritional guide for athletes at all stages of exercise.
613.2024 C287c _______. Fitness cookbook. 2005.
Ways to make those nutritional meals interesting but still beneficial.
616.8521 B915t Thema Bryant-Davis. Thriving in the wake of trauma: a multicultural guide. 2005.
Ways in which ethnic background can complicate treatment for recovery from trauma.
702.87 S745e Ronald D. Spencer, ed. The expert versus the object. 2004.
Essays on the nature and law of authenticating works of art.
709.38 B963a Lucilla Burn. Hellenistic art: from Alexander the Great to Augustus. 2004.
Nicely illustrated guide to the works, the artists, & the cultural background.
720.9 M695w Marian Moffett. A world history of architecture. 2004.
Extensively illustrated, covering all cultures.
778.5345 H323a Ray Harryhausen. The art of Ray Harryhausen. 2006.
Wonderful tribute to the special effects pioneer, with many illustrations.
782.1092 C156 K665m Robert Levine. Maria Callas: a musical biography. 2003.
Neat biography, along with 2 CDs & extensive comment.
791.4301 G488d Richard A. Gilmore. Doing philosophy at the movies. 2005.
How specific films comment on great themes in philosophy.
813.54 K182di Jan Karon. Light from heaven. 2005.
The final novel in the Mitford series.
823.914 L456m John Le Carré. A murder of quality. 1962.
The second George Smiley novel.
823.914 L456p _______. A perfect spy. 1986.
A great
spy disappears, throwing East & West into a desperate hunt.
823.914 L456se _______. The secret pilgrim. 1991.
A British intelligence officer reflects on his turbulent career and likely future.
851.1 D192 L675d R.W.B. Lewis. Dante. 2001.
In the Penguin Lives series, a brief but superb literary life.
895.922108 B171c Ca Dao
Viêt
Brief poems, with translations by John Balaban.
959.7043 A546v David L. Anderson. The Vietnam War. 2005.
Short survey of the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the long, costly action.
959.9047 R357c Robert H. Reid. Corazon Aquino & the brushfire revolution. 1995.
Argues that the leader was neither as naïve or populist-minded as generally portrayed.
960.1 C752f Graham Connah. Forgotten
Latest research on the prehistoric period.
967.5710431 H367m Jean Hatzfeld. Machete season: the killers in
Interviews with ten men convicted of butchering thousands of their neighbors. Chilling.
973.049607 T747w W.
Speeches from all perspectives, collected &
commented on.
995.3
B588p Aletta Biersack, ed. Papuan borderlands: Huli, Duna, & Ipili
perspectives on the Papua New Guinea Highlands. 1998.
Scholarly essays on the history & challenges of the area.
995.3 O36p Michael O’Hanlon.
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CDs
781.6213 G984a Woody Guthrie. The Asch recordings. 4 discs of 105 songs, recorded in the 1940s.
781.6213 S451a Pete Seeger. American ballads. 2 discs from the 50s & 60s of some of his favorites.
781.6309597 K45m Khac Chi Ensemble. Moonlight in
782.22 K55v Voices of praise. David Willcocks, King’s College Choir, 2005. Hymns.
782.25 R982g John Rutter. Gloria. 2005. Also includes his Magnificat & Psalm 150.
782.25 S535a Robert Shaw Festival Singers. A cappella. 2005. Religious songs.
784.184 M2145 Mahler. 5th
symphony. Simon Rattle & the
785.28 V371v
DVDs
530.092 E35 L657e Einstein revealed. 2004. 2-hour Nova program on the life & thought of the genius.
530.11 B666e Einstein’s big idea. 2005. 2-hour Nova study of the development of
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
539.7258 G799e The elegant universe. 2003 Nova program on the
String Theory, with Brian Greene.
967.57104 R951h Hotel Rwanda. 2004. The hotelier who saved 1,200 Rwandans during the terrible war.
Video
975.001 B147v Voices of